LONDON (Alliance News) - Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC Thursday launched a new round of permanent price cuts with big splashes in UK newspapers and advertising elsewhere, part of its bid to turn around its declining market share and fend off the heavy discounters that have been luring away its cus Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Lloyds Banking</strong> Group, up 4.8%. The banking group is the biggest riser in the Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES WILLIAM HILL PRICE TARGET TO 395 (385) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />DEUTSCHE BANK RAISES WHITBREAD PRICE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - J Sainsbury PLC Thursday said Chief Executive Justin King, Chief Financial Officer John Rogers and four managers were granted shares under its share purchase plan at a price of 323.8 pence per share, details of which follow: <table class="y" cellspacing Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Wolseley PLC said Wednesday that it has appointed Darren Shapland to its board as a non-executive director, with effect May 1, 2014. The specialist trade distributor of plumbing and heating products said Shapland, who most recently served as Chief Executive of strug Read More
(Correcting the day in the first line - Previously stated as Monday. The correct version follows.) LONDON (Alliance News) - The supermarkets are leading UK stock indices higher Wednesday after Tesco announced full-year results ahead of expectations, although indices are off their early high Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The supermarkets are leading UK stock indices higher Monday after Tesco announced full-year results ahead of expectations, although indices are off their early highs as concerns over Ukraine continue to drag. Meanwhile, the pound has jumped to a near four-and-a-half year Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BARCLAYS CUTS SAINSBURY PRICE TARGET TO 365 (410) PENCE - 'OVERWEIGHT' <br />----------<br />JEFFERIES CUTS TESCO PRICE TARGET Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERNSTEIN CUTS BT GROUP TO MARKET-PERFORM (OUTPERFORM) - TARGET 385 PENCE<br />----------<br />HSBC RAISES IMI TO OVERWEIGHT Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Discount supermarkets Aldi and Lidl have upped the pressure on the UK's big supermarkets by winning shoppers and increasing market share, The Independent reports Wednesday citing data from Kantar Worldpanel. Aldi?s sales rose 35.3% in the 12 weeks to March 30, its Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br /><br /><strong>Babcock</strong> International Group, up 3.5%. The company said its Cavendish Fluor Partnership has Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />SOCGEN CUTS TESCO PRICE TARGET TO 240 (270) PENCE - 'SELL' <br />----------<br />SOCGEN CUTS MORRISON PRICE TARGET TO 170 (200) Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened higher Monday ahead of a week with a full calendar of economic data reports scheduled.<br /><br /><strong>Rolls-Royce</strong> Holdings PLC said it has won a deal worth more than USD50 million to support the US Marines Corps' fleet of KC-130J air-to- Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - J Sainsbury PLC Thursday said a group of executives and managers, including Chief Executive Justin King, bought partnership shares in the supermarket chain.<br /><br />Details are as follows. <table class="y" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td class="u" Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks rallied Tuesday, as UK inflation hit a four-year low and companies including B&Q parent Kingfisher and low-cost airline easyJet put out strong reports.<br /><br />The FTSE 100 closed up 1.3% at 6,604.89, more than reversing Monday's losses, while the FTSE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>J Sainsbury</strong> PLC reported its first sales fall in nine years for the fourth quarter of its financial year, but Chief Executive Justin King said the grocer will not get caught up in the price war within the UK supermarket sector and will ensure competiti Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>J Sainsbury</strong>, up 0.8%. The food retailer is the latest of the big UK supe Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />British supermarket chain <strong>J Sainsbury</strong> PLC reported its first sales fall in nine years for the fourth quarter of its financial y Read More